Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:21:44 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newbie ports question Message-ID: <17230.42424.158733.144788@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <cb5206420510131108g3191413bh70999e404b74d263@mail.gmail.com> References: <1129223753.26134.7.camel@localhost> <cb5206420510131108g3191413bh70999e404b74d263@mail.gmail.com>
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Andrew P. writes: > > ===> Installing for glib-2.6.6 > > ===> glib-2.6.6 depends on file: /usr/local/bin/perl5.8.7 - found > > ===> glib-2.6.6 depends on executable: pkg-config - found > > ===> glib-2.6.6 depends on shared library: intl - found > > ===> Generating temporary packing list > > ===> Checking if devel/glib20 already installed > > ===> An older version of devel/glib20 is already installed > > (glib-2.8.3) > > You may wish to ``make deinstall'' and install this port again > > by ``make reinstall'' to upgrade it properly. > > If you really wish to overwrite the old port of devel/glib20 > > without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER" > > in your environment or the "make install" command line. > > I'd start with installing portupgrade, and trying to > portupgrade -arR. I'm sure there's another solution, > though. Installing (and using) portupgrade is a good idea; unfortunately, it will not stop you from getting bit by this problem occasionally. My quick fix: pd /usr/ports/devel/glib20 make deinstall make install <assuming in stall finished correctly> make distclean popd (Assumes *csh as the shell.) Robert Huff
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